Illuminated fountain.



Uy Mw mwomdrcwze N. CRANE.

ILLUMINATED FOUNTAIN. APPucAT'lon FILED Dsc. 4. 19:3.

1.255,71 1. Patented Feb. 5,1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET l" N. CRANE.

ILLUMINATED FOUNTAIN. APPLIcAloN mw DEC. 4. |913.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

'5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N. CRANE. ILLUMINATED FOUNTAIN. APPLlcArmN mm DEc.4.191a.

Patnted Fb. 5, 1918.

5 ASHIETS--SHEET 3.

1 Patented F615. `,5, 1918.

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I ILLUMINATED FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION -FILEDNECL 4. Isla.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

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I S5 @W7 kNE"verroul GRAN@ B "it known `that "I, `NEWTON CRNF en n df the U nitd States, andlresidenn `f e ,in thecountyof Suffolk ndstam Sachusetets have invented QF muy and Specifically:described madame@ l is a vertical Sectionalelevaon iseplan bqdment of the invention here illu ment Casing` l in "l the jet orifiees Opening Wlih a lar portlpn i l u its"v euren-rhe- 'Shuuler *11, eee-11 portiek-- and shoulder 11 thereby forming the preciable end shake.

f klarge inner cavity or`Chamberformedyyithin u .thefciifp. Theupper sidesof the 1111122511117,

. provided i to" y'secure yariousces l mental effects in they .Water drscha 16, the arms21 ,21 servingthe samel'purpose for the intermediate lf and thearms. 22, 22 for the ring 18. 1 y\' l`1efse e'f` ringsy "are ,of different diameters' and each sufficiently removed from the planes ofthe others to accommodate the s`upporting arms and thel parts to be described through which materie" The cap 1 19 has auf admittedto such arms. internally ythreaded flange 2 whicli"f is screwed upon the end of the sleeve; 12,1t and it also, ha`s external shoulders 24, 25', and `126 in` which Iarel respectively located the y"eX-f ter-nal orifices of a' corresponding number 'of series ofwaterpassages through which the waterv may issue, `as shown in FigiQ. `It

` will'be seen from rthe sainefigurefthatjallf" the passagesopen attheir inner vende to the? und 11.8v 'ere also perforated byorifiees 2.y

to be `understood that tlie 'herein described .arrangement and character of 'ringsand cap" are merely oneembodimenty of discharge meuns g for the jets ef fw'v'ater-. and that other arrangements and form mean fountain.

containedbetyveen: the plate f1v and ,an upper plate, 29V. 7fittedfinto -`the lower pert f\ or" the I domeff againsti .aninternal shoulder 3Q `therein,wand rises' through holes `31..inthe f p. platefne'ar the i centeroffthe t dome, 'intoa 160` space; surrounded 4by, f a', substantially cylmf drical lWall:1323,whichrises `f'rtnn the .upperside 'of platek 2 9. ,A2 pump 3 3 is arrangedrlto receive thewater flowing'ovenf thewall '32,:

and@ fue@ the eine fhmughuerjet. me 65,

lets of the `rings and eappreviously de- ,The 'water contained in the tankffl, which prises; to a height consijderablyjabcve the base of thedome 9,A flows around theQloW'er edge of theglattery vthrmg 1;hla.screenQQL whiehisg vr lvlihe, `foi-nil oljpuimp lfor such vpurpose here illustrated is a centrifugal pump having outer walls-34, which are somewhat bowlshaped, that is, `which extend on smootlr'zicurves upwardly from the central.y part of the pump to the rim thereof, a

flange' `Bwhich surrounds the Wall 32 and providesa bearing for the pump, vanes or buckets 36',l aco'yer' plate 37, and a tube 3S which rises from the center of the cover plate, [is `closed at `the upper end and is mounted on ad'riying shaft 39. The vanes onbilcketslf areso arranged as to rotate the yWater` contained infthe pump when 'the lattens' rotzited, land impart centrifugal' force tothe Water. The cover `plete is sup- 4prtedfon the buckets and its edge ternir'v ,mites yvithinthe rim ofthe outer Walls of the pump, providing fan annularl discharge slity 40 throng fwliichtheWater set in motipnbythepumpjvmayfescape.` Potreifor rotating the pumpend alsofor drivingthe` other movablefparts of the ap-A f paratus is "derived treme motor 4.1 which maybe and preferably isan electric motory contained in pthefjinclosure formedby the' partslll, 5 and previously described. In these` drawings only the ringy carrying the ,eldinagnets land the armature shaft L12 of the lmtor areshown. This armature shaft is connected by a coupling 43 to the shaft y 89,alrea`dy5 described, which passes-through" theiplatfermjpr plate 4 and is contained within afsl'eeve l11surrounding the shaft and lying insidethe tube 38.Which` connects the pump withthe shaft'. Thefunetion of the y sleeve 44 is to prevent thefwater, which lies inlthe'tanklto aleyelscmewhat `above the pump,` from co'minginto Contact with the shaft and leaking through thesha'ft bearing. Itthus avoids'the necessity of packing tl1efsl1aft,; That part of the sleeve which .passes through the plete 4 is formed as a bushing hayingafbearing for the shaft and littedso tightly into ythe plete-4 as to malte a Water 'tight jointto preventl leakage 'of Waterfintogthe motor y,eon'ipartrnent beneath upwardlyialong theinner surface ofthe `clorxeefl, andl between such surface and an inner shielclfl,I Said shield has a shape similar to the inner surface'of the dome and lies symmetrically .and concentrically jwithexterior it has guide vanes 47 (shown in Fig.; )crossing vthe space betweenthe shield and" the`- dome and proyiding channels thrgughuwhlh the Water may How.` These vanesare incllnedand' curved ,in such d1- 'ree'tions asy to checktherotary motion of, the

A12o inthe vsainea's is shownl in Fig. 2. On its Water andto deliver the Water to the space Within the tubular `bearing 10, under pres sure and free from whirling motion. In

u the irnigs a i scribe "Fofthe same reasonklc provide a `Va p cansingi aan` intermittent-v discharge u thronghi thecap f anyfu character s1 ta l shaftx?, Whichwpasses through! the make it;nnnecessaifyi` to" forthat'purpos n OWhioh `are ad a plexnental" ports "respectively, in; p

respectively;

Aber is a passage o4 which communie p the space inside the perforated ce I preferito` v p the Water i will not l i spur t neonsly fromaljlthe: ]et` outlets ljlitinstead will come l \interniittentlyl vlIt1 "isi `for "that "reason that` `providedetorotateandolotain\ lamps `being` charge d through"` the ports jab h register only inter platel orerlyi piper e a p "fmthefnut" :13 andlhavinglaport 56.` which is dapted to` register` `with the `offset orifice tai `va` ire plate jhas central loesswhich` isn grasped `byda clamp 59^havingi alfinger GOL l The cap` carriesapin` or equivalent devicev 61 arranged to engage `said `finger and" rotate s thewValVe1 as thefcap rotates.

ie `loose 58 and in .another socket in,` the to of the capa` presses the valve against the nnt 13` firmly enoughl to `preventany ap-` preciable leakage of Water;

of the :passage H 54 during a cer` ofl the cap Said art'` of the `rotation A spring `62 in" i said pinion is connectech a: gear` 66 fixed tof i said shaft; a `Worm 672 meshingwith; gear 66,

` E afshafttGSfto` which Worrnl? is astenedf,` a`

` Worm; 9pfaston shaftlGSyanda `Worm ZOon Wheel*` v he water i discharge `devices are 0n the:` high: speed pumps shaft? aft: meshing p with wor need:v speed; The: shaft' 65 ajsleewe 7L sov formed d" 1, hefplate 4l" as teoginakefanyleake. agebetween itselfl and' the plate i possible; Its: nnction 1 is to. senvze` as a .lhonsi l .plate il; i haft `andi tblizprevent `leakage around a P bearing A110" by proviclil peanbeiread y t a d con-` i p p Inthe wnnt `13 alnlwcoxnlnunii eating with thewsaineqwater space? im a Indo not lim i my innen p Rotation ofthe rings and cap tovprodnce the` intermittent 4dischage*ofWaterfrom the: sever setsol p v orifices is "accomplished through?` a: gear a Wheel 63: fireedlto` the sleeve `121' i a `pinionfi 64 meshing `with said gear,` shaft; 65 to;` which` 1th or asking" p e mounted Vin the same fountain( i f 0' "Marions `arrangements @of `ports i 50,51, andes p i one tube wforranoiherfdiferent effects l to` tlieiend that; bysnbstitnt d to 1 the p orde a P lamps c threescreens 7 i p anothen Such,` screensiare `compo lediwithg? colored seg1nents"79 :appears from the d erence` int` colorbeingl the different-iI `characters of` shading "app to the segments;` `The screens rionsI coloro [feet S segnientsinav as desired l p ai; details,"` Inere y Y These 1 scree" number of provide wide i and )nd ement v in this respect lprovidingf` d scrleensvoivario si i dently the rangefofcolorieii'ectswhich may be produced byhaving a sufhcient number* correspondingly' by Y' the colored? segments yofleacli yscreen are 1 i constantly changingy their positions frela-` tively to the serments of the` other screens and the color eliects oi"tlieilluminationj are rays;passwthrougli -all they screens.y "Evi of screens, a suiicientnumber-of varicolored segments ineachl'screen, i and a Wide enough variation ofy ytints-sin-etlie colored segments, is almost infinite." "It maybe. desired to rst'opl l thec'progressofytlieselchanges attimes when an especially lbeautii'ful ori striking effect `is` produced, anduto pei-init loflstoppingthe motionfof the screens and.'Water/discharging' meansywitliout' stopping the pum p fand there.- f .fore destroying the effectl altogether,y I harem provided. af^means 'forv` 4fdis'co'nne'cting I tliex"l transmission mechanism through a which the y Worm' 70 on theI pump-#shaft drives the f dis?l 68 rwhich carries the y'worm- 67l and gearif69" charging deyic'e;l `Forthispurpose the shaftf` isaycarriedbya holder- 83' wliich'is pivoted number Aof -1 teeth i armaturereaches the swingingthe holder 13o' underthe platformklkupon the shaftso" that 1t maynswingabout the same the WormI Wheel `69y With the worin 70.

tog' bring an electromagnet 84 having `an armature 85 which carries avgear segment 86l meshing with` `a` pinion 87,- which latter is connectedv With Ian eccentric 88 enci'rcledvkbywa` 'strapv 89; from which anfarml- 90 .extends-to the latterby a. older. is .supported fand; pre-7' ventedwfromjsagging downf'on'the' gear 601 by the head vofv a yscre'wf92, which passes through a guideslot 93 in the holder andis:`

holder '83, being piyoted l-to the threaded into the plate 4i," yThe electromagnety isnormallyfdeadiand thefcarmature,-`

`which is pivoted on fa studr `9i, `is-normally1 drawn awayj'from lthe magnet.: aspri'ng 95.111 The magnet fm ayf Abexenergized by pressinga button `locatedi at any convenient point i and arranged to bring tWocontact "members Thereupon they armature is attractedl and is movedfari'enouglito turny the pinion? 87 through semi-rotatioml: the on:l the segment 86.5 and1 pinion 8T andi the throw i of the .farniatiire|` may bev suiiicient for that purposerTlie u e pinionislconnectedfwithda clutch memberI engage the abrupt t lends having projections .i965 ywhich, :are ;adapted to clutchy segments 97," which "latter are formed which the'` eccentriciy '88, previously mentioned :is a Dart?,- as ap-f pears best, from ig. 1541 By the time the the two teethf99y ofthe lratclieti has which l is -1l`1eld. f1xup:f against :the ,periphery of:

changedy, since ,1 the light into `and outfof mesh The means for:l thus and screen comprises i them;` may be made in* all lair, parks.y

i lof axially offset;

fcndffofits swingt the? l pinion` hasturnedthrough `semi-rotation lWYhile-fl do not Wand' one of` been carried pastfa holding-paiiflx'lOO,`

the ratchet-.and bfyfaspring101i.` At this l time one of the tivopins, 102 carried by the ratchet strikes a espring abutment 103 on tliel segment A8.65 andbringsthe rotation of the ,eccentric to aistop,` in the position 'slioivii in Figdl; {When the `magnet control cons: tacts'are released the'armature swings back u and the clutchrmembeis `96 ride up over the. offset vcomplemeiitaly clutch members f9 until theyypass thezraisedends thereof and fall back over the abrupt. shoulders Aatsucli ends. A spring-104` bears oiitlie pinion Shallow ingftlielatter to move. endwise; on its pivot pin\105,` but compelling it to spring back after having passed l overl `the clutch :seg-y mentsSYi.as-described; It may be assumed that the ycycleiiif operationsf'last described has'broiiglitthe Worm Wheel G9V iitothe position .shown in yFi g. yl1.' ingfthe: button of they `magnet circuit, the armaturefisagain given a'idouble siving,'tlie eccentric iisr 4rotated-fi through another. half,y ringing theI Worin `Wllieel into mesh' the p iniong clutclimis turned back `again through a halfiturnVready-to-be again oper ated. preferto provide a: dash pot y"to prevent too sudden movements ofthe arma; ture.` *Suchr dash pot, may be of any suitable characteri'and isfflierel shown as being au air cylinder of which the piston is connected; byxiawrod 107 `Withtlie armature 85. A stop 108' limits the movement-:of the *armaturel away from the magnet.` ,Thus. it` ,will be seen that the progress l.of change `in the effects produced bythe fountain' may be iii- 1 Upon nextypressstant'ly `arrested `Whenever anetl'ect occursv the enjoyment of which one Wishes to prolongpbyy simplyk pressing faL button `or mo# mentarilyfclosing any other ykind of a switchfand the motion may be commenced abutton or closing a switch. f u

Fountains embodying the essential: prin-y ci-ples hereinbefore described, or fanyv, of y y sizes-from onesufficiently small to `be used ment,y to those ,large enough isiy readily .portable and'cany bexplacedfany# wher-ei desired,r having no` other connection With surrounding objects than-the -cableii necessarymto: supply;` power for the inotoi' and lights. `Water-connections of any :kinda are'iwholly unnecessary, since'itlie bowl; orl tank portion :of the'toiintainy containsyall thelwaterfused; an'dtliis Wateris used oier, and over again, being caught bythe out-* spreading `rimas tlie'ivjetsrfall-. and being return edf through.` the screen l 28 i and f passages Sl'to the center of they pump.l t u limit myiinvention toV theiy use simultaneously offallf the "various parts` of theiapparatus, andI `claim such parts` severally asparts ofinygoriginal inventiom;

yagainwby simply again momentarily pressing t as'aftablefornaf` for use in. open A In tliesmallf; sizes this fountain ire te `secure ed ldischarge device; Ineens etert"sadedevee, an elec/tmc between sind wmetolr" en" `Clremgge del eefor uouslytllrough e "emplet eridmeens controlled by the *arterie said devlee, drvmgmeans 3 A `fountam compreng ddischarge device wmerisng P111-` `Judea Saforrotatingfsed` devi eycont feuey" "through: s celrlplete"` revolution 1operating in` dependentlypof `the f1 Water to the de the lscherge devieeffor eausngw rter `to be admitted. intermittently and ,at L eren@ imes respeetmely to th several,-Irlernb` smo nortienswthereof.

`e501 Sm d d Waiter container, av `irrrlpmzrr watje ghnfcosadbearng, @meter er sadfpumpgxea its S Othe tothe d d Schere@ device e :adapted to register in tain est1on"`0f the dschargeydevee and" speed,` wh lation d mec s driven by "seid lmoronfor `r tatng l "snidedischarge, device; eo t a completerevolutlon.

\ a. In ra iourxseur,` ,a bearing `healing term passageighrough whichweteris ed `pt-f` `flew, e dsejherb" `device reta nte( lonfsed` bearing "and in I" p" tonrw lchextendsover-the nd o ea ri ndgsprovdedw h having leteral `porte r ithsad discharge device tated `loeefedwzmd:Constructed pr bstrueting `:1nd @peeing the 1 `saidloearng togthat por iorrgof charge devia hchextends"o` d "h bea` ne" Screen, nmve t1" h efe f th

d Sch if de charge 'device,; a motor, intermeshing gear; elementsnonel ofavlnch `1s drlvenl by `said means for admittii'ig'vvateiat diifereiittiines Q ,intermittently 'to dkiiererit parte thereonand fineans". yfor disconnecting said mechanisnnv yvherebyto `cai1se the discharging means to L ain stationaryyvliile weiterfcontinuesfto fiewtherefwmf l 1 l2. A Water discharging ydevice yforv a and said cap. y 13. In a fountailna movable Waterpdisf motor and the" other of which drives 'said discharge' device, a holder fonoiieffof said "elements",'y an eccentric formovin'g4 said holder andtheggear element carried thereby toward and fromy the colnpleinental element, afpiniornla clutch connected with said piny c am una adapted 'ai bel cnacheawiai 'sind eccentric,.`a driver meshing'with said "pinion,l

an electro-magnet, andan armature yfor said ina'griet` arrangedto'- move said drivers*l 14. -1n 'affountalng a` movable 'Water dis- 'charge fdevice;y 'motor,1 and transmission the. discharge device, includingl cooperating mechanism nthrough which lthe motor f drives 'gear elements;- af'holder for oneof said elei fmentsniovabletocarry the v'saine into and out y of f meshf with" the cooperating element,`-

an eccentric for `rnoving said holder back' and forth;y kan electromagnef'an armature" for` saidmagnetl yadaptedtov mov'efftoivard andl `"andmeans including 'geari "ing "anda clutch l:for rotating the (eccentricv Y Ahalf "Way on each douhle throw of the 'ar1na.

ture'.

`l iding cooperating] gear elements for trans '1ttin'g'inot1onI`from` said driver to said dis- E{C'vharge device, a yholder fonwhich one: of said 'elements'is'mountedarranged't'o move -so'kas'to bringthe same yintofand out of mesh lwith 'tl1" e `cooperating element an eccentric "coupled tol 'sal'dfholder andv arranged so" as v alternately l to f bring. said" lgeal'felements respe'ctlvely into'nesh andf-outrof meshy upon l each Serin-rotation, affreely: rotatable pinion to' remove the' armature "from ythe `miguiet,

iiicient number: lof teeth j tofgive .approxi- 1651,11v a fountain, a Water chamber, a

.idoine-'likecasng located within said chamberhaving a'loottomvall` with an inlet near the center thereof arranged to admit water `from`the chamber, a'centrifugal'pump lo' cated to rotate 1n a horizontal plane within said casing havlng a central lntake over the inlet arranged to receive Water flowing 'through the latter, andr having anupwardly directed "peripheral outlet'.4 adjacent tothe' `Walls ofV said casing, a boss on the casing 'j formedezt'eriorly as a bearing and having interior communication with the interior'of the casing,y and a discharge device rotatably mounted on said boss having communication with the interlor thereof. f U

In a fountain, a dome-like pump casing arranged' with its I axis substantially vertical and"` having` al Waterfinlet in its bottom, aj centrifugal pumpv arranged to rotate about the axisofjthe dome inthe bottompart of thelatteig constructed with an upwardly ldi-y rected `peripheral outlet and having an inlet y adjacentto its axis, a boss lformed on the top of said'casi-ngv` approximately coaxial y"with said pump and' formed externallyas f abearing and having an open interiory openjing'into the spacelwithin the casing; Whereuby'f the Water deliveredy by the"pump yis caused" to 'ioW into said boss, and a discharge device rotatably yinoillnted uponl the l bearing surfaceof said boss,` saiddevice and the 'boss yhaving compleniental ports to adv jmitvvater to the device. f v

`18.."In` a "ountainga centrifugal rotary `pump having"central inlet,` a peripheral outlet dir'ect.edA to dischargef'at'one side oit'l the planejof rotation of 4the pump and away from 'such plane',- and vanes `disposedibe- "tiveen' said inlet andoutlet to'set the Water' y f Yiny motion `when 'the pump is foperated, av a 15.111 a? fountain aconstantly running l 1rive r. a discharge device; mechanismincasing," said "-casing` "beingformed to vguide f thewater dellveredy from the `-pump into: the

interior of' said bearing,` and a sprinkling orv dischargedevice` mounted rotatablyon said bearingjsaiddevice and the bearinghaving fcoperating ports forv passage of Water.- l

19.111 a fountain, a sprinklingy device' corn'prisingy a plurality of lconcentric rota A'tably vmounted vrings f having discharge out- Jets, and a perforated boss over the common rcoaxial witlr said eccentric;` .a4 `clutch ar-jf ranged to conplef lthe "pin'ionan'd eccentric' together in one; directionfofotation and to" "permit "ffreet rotation" of the pinio'njin the opposite direction;v an el'ectroniagnehan ar- Irigltiiie *thex',`4`=f"fo r"," means tending lconstantly v 6 0 1. fand aft'oothedme'mber lcarried by the arma- 'turey itnesliing. withy said l pinion and navi n g cen'teroi' saidl device,1 and a" bearingfon which said device" is rotatably 1nounted,said` bearing having ports` arranged to admit Wa tento *theseveral rings and-t0v said boss.

1" 20.@` Asprinklig or discharge device for a fountaiincomprising a.hub,tubular'arms eX- V having a tubular bearing tion@` a Shield arrangedwithin said member l andflocated to provide a spacebetween itself andthe walls of said member which com-` municates with1 the interior of said bearing,

a water discharging device 1mounted `rota-` tablyiupon said bearing and havingmea-ns for :receiving water from the interior therevof,v and apumplocated withinsaid `dome thereof and having passages `adapted to permit iow of watergfrom the interior of the .liub, Said disch-argc device being a* rigid f structure adapted to be mounted andoper- `ated as a unit. i

21. A fountain comprising in combination,

` awater container, a pump casing in said {containeradapted Vto admit water into its ybbttom portion, a centrifugal `pump rota-` l ftably mountedin the bottom of saidcasing having its peripheryclose to the walls there-` of and formed with a peripheral outlet directedtoward one side of its plane ofrotation,` the casing having walls converging in i `the direction toward which said outlet is directed, and having a tubular *converging point, `whereby adapted to conduct the water discharged by `the pump to the interior of said bearing, and

` i a water-discharging, device mounted upon said bearing havingprovisions for receiving bearing at the the casing is water from the latter."`

22. `In a fountain, a hollow bearing haviingports in its sides and having a ported endfcap, means forconducting water to the interior of said bearing, a discharge device comprising a hub fitting rotatably upon said bearing and a boss coveringone end of said bearing and the end cap thereof, said boss being perforated, and a hub having tubular ,arms and hollow ringsconnected with said arms and having discharge devices, said" hub having `ports `communicating with the arinsadapted to register with the portsinV the sides of the bearing as the device rotates, f Vandavalve controllingthe port .in said end `capaiid means operated by rotation of the `discharge device for opening andclosing saidvalvel i ,l y. 23. In a fountaima `domelike member and having "an approximately annular out.-` let arranged to discharge into the space b`c the dome and shield.

tween i 24;. `In a fountain, a` bearing havinga hollow interior forming awater chamber and t having an, outlet atthe end thereof, a dis- `charge device rotatably mounted upon said i bearing, mechanism for .rotating said device, said bearinghavingapassage arranged to i admit water to the discharge device, and af` valve" rotatably mounted `on said bearing member to coverthe passage therein` which leads to saidoutlet and having a portadapt-` edito `uncover the passageatl certain interes or im patear may be rimmed for in `its upper porvals, said valve being moved in the discharge device. f

i i 25. In a fountain, an upright bearing have.` i ing an; internal` chamber, `lateral ports, l and: an endclosure provided with a passage, a water "discharge device `mounted `rotatably upon said bearing` and including a member which extends over `the end closure thereof, i

said device havinglpassages adapted" to register with thelateral ports lof thebearing, f anda valvel covering the end closurefand,

having aport adapted to openjthe'passage therein at stated intervals, said valve being l connected with and "driven by the l discharge device.

26. `Afountain comprising incombination atank, amotor iarranged below the bottom of saidgtank, a shaft l drivenby saidjmotor rising through said bottom, meansfor preventing leakage of water around `said shaft through said bottom, `horizontal centrifu` gal pump fast to `said shaft submerged inthe y wat-er, having acentral inlet 'and fan `up`` wardly" directed peripheral outlet-, a member surrounding saidwpump having rising and y converging"walls, a bearing rising from said member having an open interior communie" y "eating with thespacc withinsaid member, whereby to receive waterejected fromffthe.` pump and guided thereto by the wallsof l i said member, `and aidischarge device `iota i i `tably mounted on said i bearing, i said i bearing i `means forpermitting flow of water;

- converging wallsfa bearing rising `from sai member having, an open interior commu eating `with the `space within.` said meinben` whereby to `receive wat-er `ejected from the pump and gui ded theretoby the walls of said .membeig a dischargedevice rotatably mount-T` l ed on said bearing, said bearing and dis-` i charge device having communicating `means "for permitting flowofwater, a gear fastened to i said `dischargzfe device, a pinion `meshing with said gear, a shaft"` carryingsaid pinion,

and speed reducing l gearing arranged `drive said shaft from the motor shaft. Y `In testimonywhereof I `.have aiiiXe signature, inpresenceof a witness.l i

une@ with i and discharge device" having communicating f y `1` Q7. A; fountaincomprisingin combination i a tank, a motorarranged below the bottom` of said tank, a shaft drivenfby said motor l i rising through said bottom,fmeansfor` pref` f venting leakage ofwater around said `shaft through said bottom, a horizontalcentrifu-` `gal pumpfasttojsaid shaft submerged inthe ivvater,` having` a central inlet and an upl wardly directed peripheral outletpazmember l `surrounding saidpump having rising and NnwroNlcRAn i 

